Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

'Pull up a chair, order your favorite drink, and let me tell you about architecture in the “ real ” world. I thought I would try to make this an upbeat article but as I sit down to write it, I’m not so sure how successful a job I am going to do (good thing we’re drinking here, right?) One of the things having a web site like mine affords you is a peek behind the curtain – curtains in just about every nook and cranny of the planet.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

Each month, my friend Bob Borson over at Life of an Architect organizes a group of architect bloggers to coordinate a single post on a single topic released simultaneously on a specific day. We call it #ArchiTalks. Read posts from past topics on Google, Twitter and Facebook, by searching for the hashtag #ArchiTalks . This month, our theme is “Architecture in the Real World” If you are interested, you can listen to my to previous contributions to #ArchiTalks at podcast episode 37

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

'Do you really want to be an architect? Despite having days when I really don’t feel like coming to work, I consider myself extremely lucky to do what I do for a living. Being an architect is rewarding in ways that I don’t think could be easily replicated in a different field of work. My heart goes out to anyone who is miserable in their job, regardless of what that job actually entails.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

'Hi. My name is Bob and I seem to talk about toilets a lot here at Life of an Architect. Not because I love toilets – which maybe I do, they are kind of funny – but because there are a lot of bathroom layouts out there that drive me crazy. Since I am an architect that does residential design, I spend more time on bathroom layouts than your average person, I’m not just some guy in the next cubicle.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

'Redlines. It’s just a word but if you are in certain circles, it’s a powerful word. “Redlines” is all you have to say to either send some into some form of post traumatic stress disorder while the face of others will light up as if you just said “You’ve won the lottery!” … I probably fall somewhere in the middle.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

This is a guest post written by Jeremy Fretts. Jeremy is a registered architect and holds a M.A. in Education and Human Development from The George Washington University. He is a senior project architect in the Virginia office of Niles Bolton Associates, designing multifamily and mixed-use projects, and developing a team of recent graduates. Connect with Jeremy on Linkedin or at his blog Humane Design.

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